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OSP: Introduction to influencers

OSP: Introduction to influencers 1) YouTube was launched in 2005, Instagram launched in 2010 and Twitter launched in 2006. 2) An influencer is someone on social media who has established credibility in an industry. These content creators have access to a large audience, and share information to persuade others through their character and integrity as a famous star. 3) An example of an influencer is Kylie Jenner, who has around four hundred million followers on Instagram. She is particularly influential in terms of beauty, lifestyle and fitness. She has her own cosmetics brand and is involved in many reality television shows. 4)    By the end of 2019, the influencer marketing industry was worth around eight billion  per year. It has many users, and a wide variety of people on their platforms. 5) There is a lot of time spent preparing and editing, and negotiating for payment can be difficult. Additionally, looking to constantly increase your follower count may be quite stressful. 6) It i

Coursework: Statement of Intent

Statement Of Intent: Title: In Your Favour  Genre: Fantasy  Extract: Last two minutes of the middle of Season 1  Narrative: two characters are involved: the protagonist and foil. The foil or false hero (Propp) will not have been introduced properly; their identity is a mystery. They speak briefly about their society (diegetic sound), but their conversation escalates, and the protagonist leaves. In between this conversation, there will be flashforwards of them running, escaping the place where they speak with the foil. The beginning of the narrative will be an equilibrium, disrupted by the argument between the characters (disequilibrium), ending on a cliffhanger with some resolution (equilibrium - Todorov).  Non-diegetic sound, like 'Carolina' by Taylor Swift, will connote the fantasy genre and create suspense and tension (semantic code - Barthes). Diegetic sound, the dialogue, references the characters' feelings and memories (nostalgia) - due to their history, their feeling